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Ted Cruz: “67 lives were lost in an instant [in the worst aviation…”

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Ted Cruz: These are ‘REALLY DISTURBING’ revelations

Published August 3, 2025 | Video Starts at 07:16

Well, it was six months ago this week that that accident happened. It's the worst aviation accident in decades in America. 67 lives were lost in an instant [in the worst aviation accident in decades in America]. An American Airlines flight was coming in to DCA Ronald Reagan Airport, and it hit an Army Black Hawk helicopter, and everyone was killed instantly. (07:16–07:20)

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